In my tutorial i transform a work colleague into a “sprite” (this is term used for a stand-alone two-dimensional character or object). My tutorial explains how to draw a very simple sprite so i have placed the pixels directly into the design, however if you are creating a more intricate sprite for an animation or a game you may want to draw the character freehand then trace over the outline on screen.

A client recently requested a customised article page that would highlight particular articles as actual newspaper articles. What I thought would be a nightmare to produce was actually very simple. Enjoy

Spam. Everyone hates it, and it’s become a fact of life for personal and business users alike. Many accounts come with anti-spam programs that run the risk of cutting out genuine emails using overzealous filters. There has to be a better way – and guess what, there is.